On October 31, information from Ha Dong General Hospital said that recently, doctors from the Thoracic Neurosurgery Department of the Hospital successfully performed endoscopic thyroid surgery through the oral vestibule for a patient with thyroid cancer.

Accordingly, patient NTA (25 years old, in Hanoi) went to the hospital for examination, ultrasound and cell puncture test, the result was right lobe thyroid carcinoma.

After discussing and consulting with the patient's wishes, the doctors conducted a consultation and agreed on the method of endoscopic surgery to remove the right lobe of the thyroid gland through the vestibular-oral route.

After 2 hours of surgery with three small incisions creating a short surgical cavity located on the inside of the lower lip from 0.5-1cm, the surgeons were able to reach the tumor location.

During the surgery, the doctors performed a right lobe resection of the thyroid gland, central cervical lymph node dissection, preservation of the parathyroid gland, recurrent laryngeal nerve, took anatomical specimens, and sutured the prethyroid muscle and incision in the oral mucosa.

6 hours after surgery, the patient could move his mouth, eat normally with soft, easy-to-chew foods, without hoarseness or numbness in his limbs. After 5 days post-surgery, the patient recovered well, had no complications and was discharged from the hospital.

According to doctors, endoscopic thyroid surgery through the oral vestibule is a technique with many outstanding advantages, is safe, leaves no scars, saves costs and restores health quickly for patients.

At Ha Dong General Hospital, thyroid cancer can be detected early through neck ultrasound, cytological diagnosis (fine needle aspiration - FNA), CT scan or MRI of the neck, and thyroid scintigraphy.

With these modern imaging diagnostic techniques, doctors can accurately determine and evaluate the location, quantity, size, nature, and invasion of thyroid tumors and neck lymph nodes with surrounding organs such as the trachea, esophagus, and soft tissues of the neck, providing optimal treatment for patients.

Over the past time, the Hospital has successfully performed hundreds of thyroid cancer surgeries, helping patients improve their quality of life.